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According to Georgia fly fishing guides, one can catch more trout with a successful fly pattern that appeals to trout in various ways.  There is a fly called the Adams which is a hallmark that appears as two or more insect species at one time. It was originally developed as a caddis pattern but fly fishers have used it as mayfly imitations for years.

People ask why the Adams works so well. It’s likely because the Adams appears like several different bugs at one time.

Countless other successful patterns had been tried by a Georgia fly fishing guide who has come to know and love them for the same reason – they appear as different bugs at the same time.  The Pheasant-tail Nymph mimics dark mayfly nymphs of all species; the Stimulator simulates several species of caddis, stoneflies and even a grasshopper.  The more species a particular pattern can impersonate, the more successful it will be.

One of the most popular fly ties is called the Bird’s Nest and this nymph can imitate a mayfly, a stonefly or a caddis.  The Bird’s Nest may be the most generic nymph pattern ever tied, but its usefulness is boundless.

The Birds Nest – much like that Adams, Pheasant Tail and Hare’s Ear – are not merely attractor patterns, the Bird’s Nest matches several different aquatic insects and it always works because it just looks right.  When crafting your own Bird’s Nest, you can also tailor the colors to more closely match specific bugs.

A bass fishing Georgia guide tells us that the originator of the Bird’s Nest, Cal Bird, tied it in two colors – the natural gray-brown which can be found in fly shop bins today and what he named the “spectral.” The “Spectral” Bird’s Nest uses a mixture of guard hairs dyed in both primary and secondary colors off the color wheel. Bird’s theory was that fish would see at least one color, regardless of the light at any one particular time and take to the lure, and sure enough, they do like the Bird’s Nest.